The producer of the Jurassic Park franchise has been called out for his incorrect movie meme. Releasing in 1993, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name, became a gigantic success both critically and commercially. The film’s groundbreaking use of CGI, compelling narrative, and what many consider to be one of the most iconic film scores, captured the hearts of audiences, and its success even led to sequels and a new trilogy that began with Jurassic World in 2015. However, Jurassic Park is still the film fans of the franchise remember most fondly, and it recently topped box office charts once again with a $517, 600 gross over Fathers Day weekend.
Fans will remember that Jurassic Park tells the story of Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) visiting Jurassic Park, which is on the Isla Nublar in Costa Rica to determine whether the park is safe to open to the public. Of course, all hell eventually breaks loose, and Grant and co. do their best to stay alive after being attacked by the dinosaurs. Jurassic World’s premise is similar, only in the 2015 film, the park called Jurassic World, also on the Isla Nublar, has been open and operating successfully for years before things go array in the film. However, it turns out not everybody working on the franchise is aware of the differences between the two storylines.
Longtime producer Frank Marshall put out a tweet, likely concerning people adhering to social distancing during Fourth of July weekend by writing: “Please stay in and stay safe this 4th of July weekend.” Along with the statement, there is an image of the gate to Jurassic Park, and in the image, there are the words: “You know what else was opened before it was ready?” The obvious flaw to the message is that Jurassic Park never officially opened, which left many fans commenting to call out Marshall’s mistake. The full Tweet and replies can be seen below:
Although it’s easy to see what Marshall meant with his tweet, and it was a nice use of Jurassic Park, the fact the producer of the franchise got a major plot detail wrong about the franchise's most iconic installment is quite worrying and embarrassing to some. This will likely be a reoccurring joke moving forward, as diehard fans will probably be sure to remind Marshall of this blunder. Luckily for Marshall, the next installment, Jurassic World: Dominion, will see the dinosaurs outside in civilization, so he will likely not have to worry about the openings of any park in this one. Also, for longtime fans, they will get to see original cast members like Neill, Goldblum, and Dern return in Dominion.
As of right now, Jurassic World: Dominion plans to resume filming in the U.K. on July 6, with a $5 million plan put in place by Universal so it can safely resume filming. The film Bryce Dallas Howard described as “awesome” and "exhilarating" currently has a June 11, 2021 release date, which hopefully the film will be able to make if it starts up production again. The third installment of Jurassic World will be the end of this particular trilogy, but according to Marshall, it will start a “new era.” In addition to the new film, Marshall may also be looking to update his knowledge of the original Jurassic Park heading into this “new era.”
Source: Frank Marshall